Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Quick Studies in Oils and Acrylics

The Yard #13.3/8"x5"Acrylic on illustration board

This was
painted one lazy afternoon while lounging in my backyard.I've always loved painting in acrylics
because of its fast drying and setup qualities. Doing quick sketch
studies with this medium is great because you can throw down a wash or value
setting and then lay an opaque layer on top and go
from there.It’s been a long time since
I last used acrylics and had to re-acquaint myself to the value shifts between
wet and dry colours. I did this one on a scrape piece of
illustration board that I cut up into smaller pieces for this purpose some
time ago. I will definitely be doing a lot more of these in the time
to come as I think this is a good exercise for the 'o hand, eye and brain
noodle-thingy-communication.

Bowl of Bangles5x7"Oil on canvas panel

On that same
note of doing quick studies and getting loose and all, I did this one in oil
using my new pochade case; getting away from my cigar paint box setup and
comfort zone.Time to get “old school”
and tap into that once familiar “vein” of creativity and discovery and play around with the medium.This painting is of an old hollowed out decorative
coconut shell that my wife is currently using as some sort of holder for her
bangles.Nice!

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Maurice is a Los Angeles based artist. A graduate from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Ca, BFA. Currently, he works in the animation industry as a freelance designer. After years in pre-production design he started getting back to his first passion since childhood, oil painting. An influence inspired by his father Maurice Sr.